Middle East
Shots fired as deadly Iraq protests resume despite curfew
October 3, 2019
Shots fired as deadly Iraq protests resume despite curfew
Iraqi security forces fired live rounds on Thursday to break up protests held for a third day in Baghdad despite…
Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship
October 3, 2019
Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the constitutional watchdog has ratified a bill granting citizenship to children of…
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
October 3, 2019
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is swearing in its newly elected parliament. The ceremony on Thursday comes after the second inconclusive…
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
October 3, 2019
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest
October 3, 2019
Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Prominent activists and journalists have rallied in Morocco’s capital for the release of a journalist sentenced…
A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu
October 2, 2019
A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorneys met Wednesday with Israel’s attorney general and other top law enforcement officials…
Eight injured in second day of Baghdad protests
October 2, 2019
Eight injured in second day of Baghdad protests
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Security forces used live fire and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in renewed protests in Baghdad on…
Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university
October 2, 2019
Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian government says that nearly 1,800 ancient artifacts have arrived in Iran as part of…
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
October 2, 2019
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, who faces an election run-off this month, must stay in detention for…
Palestinians protest against Israel over hospitalized detainee
October 2, 2019
Palestinians protest against Israel over hospitalized detainee
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians protested in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday after a detainee suspected…